转嫁

轉嫁

zhuǎnjià

verb #26,830

Meanings

1 to shift (blame, costs, burden) onto someone else
2 to pass the buck
3 (of a widow) to remarry

Characters

to turn; to transfer; to shift

to marry (of a woman)

Examples

HSK 3

他把自己的责任转嫁给了同事。

Tā bǎ zìjǐ de zérèn zhuǎnjià gěi le tóngshì.

He shifted his own responsibility onto his colleague.

HSK 5

企业不应该把成本转嫁给消费者。

Qǐyè bù yīnggāi bǎ chéngběn zhuǎnjià gěi xiāofèizhě.

Enterprises should not pass costs on to consumers.

Tips

usage

The literal original meaning of 转嫁 is for a widow to remarry (嫁 means 'to marry [for a woman]'). In modern use, it almost always means transferring blame, costs, or consequences onto another party.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

嫁 jià